With the Enterprise Source Licensing Program (ESLP) benefit, Microsoft Software Assurance customers with 1,500 or more licensed desktop PCs can access Microsoft Windows source code for internal development and support.
Your IT staff can use the source code to make adjustments and improvements to systems and related applications and to help protect against viruses and other computer security hazards.
The ESLP is one of the Product Source Programs—among the source code offerings in the Shared Source Initiative—under which Microsoft licenses select Microsoft products to qualifying customers and partners. Other Product Source Programs include the Systems Integrator Source Licensing Program (SISLP) and the OEM Source Licensing Program (OEMSLP).
Having access to Microsoft source code can help you:
Gain insight into and develop a deeper understanding of Microsoft Windows.
Facilitate security and privacy audits and maintain your computing environment.
Adjust and optimize your systems and related applications for better performance.
Enhance the pre-deployment engineering process for enterprise environments.
Increase internal support and troubleshooting capabilities for deployed Windows systems.
Improve the feedback mechanisms that contribute to the development of better Microsoft customer solutions and tools for the future.
The Enterprise Source Licensing Program is available to Software Assurance customers that are headquartered in an eligible geographic market and that have 1,500 or more licensed desktop PCs.
State and local (or similar) government organizations must be in an eligible geographic market or must maintain 1,500 Windows–based desktop PCs (Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista) under an Enterprise Agreement or a Select Agreement with Upgrade Advantage or Software Assurance.
The following Volume Licensing programs are eligible for this benefit:
Select License Software Assurance Membership
Select Plus Software Assurance Membership
Enterprise Agreement
Enterprise Subscription Agreement
All customers must sign the Non-Disclosure Agreement Master Source Code Agreement and the License Form. For information about eligibility and areas of availability, talk to your Microsoft representative.
Find out about eligible markets
Steps for the Notices Contact:
Sign the Microsoft Volume License Agreement.
Microsoft will send you a welcome e-mail message that introduces you to Microsoft Volume License Services (MVLS).
Go to the Microsoft Volume License Services Web site.
Click the Sign In button. On the next screen, enter your Windows Live ID credentials. If you do not have a Windows Live ID, click Sign Up Now and follow the instructions on your screen to obtain an ID.
Create an MVLS account.
Assign a Benefits Administrator(s) to manage Software Assurance benefits (see table above for suggestions as to who in your organization to designate). Microsoft will send a welcome e-mail message to the Benefits Administrator(s).
After the Benefits Administrator(s) registers on MVLS, assign permissions to manage specific Software Assurance benefits.
Steps for the Benefits Administrator:
Ensure that you have administrative rights to activate this benefit, or contact your Notices Contact.
Go to the Microsoft Volume License Services Web site.
Click the Sign In button. On the next screen, enter your Windows Live ID credentials. If you do not have a Windows Live ID, click Sign Up Now and follow the instructions on your screen to obtain an ID.
Click on the Software Assurance link. This will take you to the Software Assurance Benefits Summary page.
Click on Enterprise Source Licensing Program. You will be directed to a page that will inform you how to use the benefit.
Promote this benefit to IT managers. Refer to the Promote section for more information.
